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Mike DeWine: “We wouldn't be the highest state in tax [for sports gaming].”

Featuring: Mike DeWine, Republican | Governor of Ohio

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Gov. Mike DeWine nominates former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel as lieutenant governor

Published | Video Starts at 22:02

And families that have young kids, have lost, have just more stress for many, many reasons. And so it, you know, it seemed to be a very, very, very good, good trade off. Sports, gaming, again, We wouldn't be the highest state in tax [for sports gaming]. And it's not a tax against the gamblers. It's not a tax against the citizens who are legally betting. It is a tax against these companies. (22:02–22:08)

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Asserts that Ohio would not have the highest tax rate on sports gaming.

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